"Szczecin Lagoon Szczecin Lagoon, Stettin Lagoon, Bay of Szczecin, or Stettin Bay (, ), also Oder lagoon (), is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland. It is separated from the Pomeranian Bay of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Usedom and Wolin. The lagoon is subdivided into the ""Kleines Haff"" (, ""small lagoon"") in the West and the ""Wielki Zalew"" (, ""great lagoon"") in the East. An ambiguous historical German name was ""Frisches Haff"", which later exclusively referred to the Vistula Lagoon. From the South, the lagoon is fed by several arms of the"
"in Braniewo. A few hydro plants are built on the river: Pasłęka crosses the following lakes: Wymój, Sarąg, Łęguty, Isąg. Pasłęka The Pasłęka (Ger. ""Passarge"") is a long river in Poland that debouches into the Baltic Sea on the Vistula Lagoon near Braniewo. It flows through the lake areas of Olsztyn and Mrągowo, and through Gdańsk Coastal Area. The reported length of the river varies, depending on sources, from . The river springs nearby Olsztynek, between Stawiguda and Gryźliny, at AMSL; though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lies at AMSL. The river flows through the town"
"Venetian Lagoon The Venetian Lagoon (; ) is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, '—cognate of Latin ', ""lake""—has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water, a lagoon. The Venetian Lagoon stretches from the River Sile in the north to the Brenta in the south, with a surface area of around . It is around 8% land, including Venice itself and many smaller islands. About 11% is permanently covered by open water, or canal, as"
"Lake Ladoga Lake Ladoga ( or ; [earlier in Finnish ""Nevajärvi""]; ; ) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake entirely in Europe, and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world. ""Ladoga Lacus"", a methane lake on Saturn's moon Titan, is named after the lake. In one of Nestor's chronicles from the 12th century he mentions a lake called ""the Great Nevo"", a clear link to the Neva River and, possibly furthermore, to Finnish ""nevo"" ""sea"" or"
"Vistula Lagoon about to the north, thus giving the city access to the Baltic Sea via the Russian-controlled Strait of Baltiysk. The Old Town () is located on the river Elbląg connecting Lake Drużno to the Vistula Lagoon, about from the lagoon and from Gdańsk. The settlement was first mentioned as ""Ilfing"" in """", an Anglo-Saxon chronicle written in King Alfred's reign using information from a Viking who had visited the area. During the Middle Ages, the Viking settlement of Truso was located on Lake Drużno, near the current site of Elbląg in historical Pogesania; the settlement burned down in"
"battle of Vistula Lagoon, a Polish privateer fleet defeated the Teutonic Knights Navy and secured permanent access to the Baltic Sea. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) acquired for Poland the strategic naval city of Danzig (Gdańsk), and with it the means of maintaining a large fleet on the Baltic. In 1561, following a victory over Russian Naval forces in the Baltic, the Polish Navy acquired a second key port at Riga, in modern-day Latvia. At that time, as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became involved in conflicts in Livonia, Polish king Sigismund II Augustus"
"Battle of Vistula Lagoon The Battle of Vistula Lagoon ( or ) was fought on September 15, 1463 between the navy of the Teutonic Order, and the navy of the Prussian Confederation which was allied with the King of Poland, as part of the Thirteen Years' War. The battle was the largest naval battle of the war, and one of the two battles (along with Battle of Świecino) which decided the final outcome of the war. The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Ludwig von Erlichshausen, led the Teutonic fleet, in an attempt to come to the aid of the"
"Century as Estmere. It is an Anglo-Saxon translation of Old Prussian name for the lagoon - *Aīstinmari (modern Lithuanian - Aistmarės) derived from (OP - Old Prussian) Aistei - ""Ests"", (LAT - Latin)""Aestii"" etc. and (OP) *mari - ""lagoon (a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand), fresh water bay"". The Ests were Baltic people who since 9th Century became called in some historical sources (first time by Bavarian Geographer) Bruzi, Pruzzen, Pruteni etc. - Old Prussians. So the oldest known meaning of the name of Vistula Lagoon was ""The lagoon or sea"
"Vistula Spit The Vistula Spit (; ; ) is an aeolian sand spit, or peninsular stretch of land, which separates Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay in the Baltic Sea, with its tip separated from the mainland by the Strait of Baltiysk. The border between Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship) and Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia, bisects it, politically dividing the spit in half between the two countries. The westernmost point of Russia is located on the Vistula Spit. The Polish part contains a number of tourist resorts, incorporated administratively as the town of Krynica Morska. Until the 13th century, the spit"
"Grand Lagoon Grand Lagoon ( , ) is a freshwater lagoon of elevation on Bulgarian Beach, Hurd Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Formed by Rezovski Creek and separated from sea by a moraine of elevation near . Surmounted by Pesyakov Hill. On the northeast side of the lagoon is the helipad of the Bulgarian base, and on its southwest side — the designated embarkation area and a shed hosting the base's Zodiac inflatable boats. A descriptive name, established in use at the time of approval. The midpoint of the lagoon is located at ."
"plains, passing several large Polish cities along its way, including Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Płock, Włocławek, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Świecie, Grudziądz, Tczew and Gdańsk. It empties into the Vistula Lagoon (""Zalew Wiślany"") or directly into the Gdańsk Bay of the Baltic Sea with a delta and several branches (Leniwka, Przekop, Śmiała Wisła, Martwa Wisła, Nogat and Szkarpawa). The name was first recorded by Pomponius Mela in AD40 and by Pliny in AD77 in his ""Natural History"". Mela names the river ""Vistula"" (3.33), Pliny uses ""Vistla"" (4.81, 4.97, 4.100). The root of the name ""Vistula"" is Indo-European *""u̯eis-"" 'to ooze, flow slowly' (cf."
"Lower Vistula, and so its waters are subject to RZGW in Gdańsk. In the Kashubian Lake District, there are over 500 lakes, the relation of the surface area of natural bodies of water, to the surface area of their drainage basin, is 3.5% of the mesoregion. The majority of lakes are of postglacial origin. Most of the lakes are postglacial channel lakes. The flowing rivers through mesoregion, split up the region on all sides, they are all in the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea. The mesoregion is able to be split in the following river basins: Radunia Reda, Łeba,"
"Vistula The Vistula (; , ) is the longest and largest river in Poland and the 9th longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland (54% of its land area). The remainder is in Belarus, Ukraine and Slovakia. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in the south of Poland, above sea level in the Silesian Beskids (western part of Carpathian Mountains), where it begins with the White Little Vistula (""Biała Wisełka"") and the Black Little Vistula (""Czarna Wisełka""). It then continues to flow over the vast Polish"
"Bulgarian mapping from a ground survey accomplished during the austral summer of 1995-96. Grand Lagoon Grand Lagoon ( , ) is a freshwater lagoon of elevation on Bulgarian Beach, Hurd Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Formed by Rezovski Creek and separated from sea by a moraine of elevation near . Surmounted by Pesyakov Hill. On the northeast side of the lagoon is the helipad of the Bulgarian base, and on its southwest side — the designated embarkation area and a shed hosting the base's Zodiac inflatable boats. A descriptive name, established in use at"
"Pasłęka The Pasłęka (Ger. ""Passarge"") is a long river in Poland that debouches into the Baltic Sea on the Vistula Lagoon near Braniewo. It flows through the lake areas of Olsztyn and Mrągowo, and through Gdańsk Coastal Area. The reported length of the river varies, depending on sources, from . The river springs nearby Olsztynek, between Stawiguda and Gryźliny, at AMSL; though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lies at AMSL. The river flows through the town of Braniewo (until 1945 the German town of ""Braunsberg""). The drainage area of Pasłęka spreads over . Pasłęka's average mouth"
"or ""glēsa"". Both may be loanwords from a Germanic language, given their similarity to the Gothic word ""glas"". There is evidence that the area around the Vistula Lagoon was strongly associated with the Aesti: the Old Prussian and modern Lithuanian names for the lagoon, ""Aīstinmari"" and ""Aistmarės"" respectively, appear to be derived from ""Aesti"" and ""mari"" (""lagoon"" or ""fresh water bay""). Therefore, the oldest known name of the body of the water was ""lagoon of the Aesti"". The ancient writers, beginning with Tacitus, who was the first Roman author to mention them in his ""Germania"", provide very little information on"
"Gdańsk Bay by the Strait of Baltiysk. The Poland–Russia border runs across the lagoon. Localities on the lagoon include Kaliningrad, Baltiysk, and Primorsk in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Elbląg, Tolkmicko, Frombork, Krynica Morska in Poland. The Polish port of Elbląg used to see a substantial amount of trading traffic on the lagoon, but that has declined owing to the current border situation. Kaliningrad and Baltiysk are currently major seaports on the lagoon. The earliest version of the name of Vistula Lagoon has been recorded in historical sources by Wulfstan, an Anglo-Saxon sailor and merchant at the end of the 9th"
"the rationale for Latvian claims over the Curonian Spit, Memel, and other territories of East Prussia which would be later dropped. The Polish side of the peninsula is accessible using . There is at present (2016) no border crossing between Poland and Russia on the peninsula. The Polish government is preparing the building of a ship canal across the peninsula, which would permit ships to enter the Vistula Lagoon avoiding transit through the Strait of Baltiysk. Vistula Spit The Vistula Spit (; ; ) is an aeolian sand spit, or peninsular stretch of land, which separates Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk"
"Lagoon of Narta The Lagoon of Narta () is a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea on the Mediterranean Sea in the central coast of Albania. The lagoon extends north of the Bay of Vlorë on the eastern shore of the Strait of Otranto and is separated from the sea by a narrow littoral strip, consisting of an alluvial dune. It has a surface area of with a maximal depth of . It is situated within the boundaries of the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape and has been recognised as an important Bird and Plant Area of international importance. It is formed by"
"Batticaloa Lagoon Batticaloa Lagoon is a very large estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka. The city of Batticaloa is located on land between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean.Batticaloa district is flourished with three lagoons, such Batticaloa lagoon, Valaichchenai Lagoon and Vakari Lagoon. Among them, Batticaloa lagoon is the largest lagoon in Batticaloa District. Batticaloa lagoon is a long and narrow lagoon situated in the east coast of Sri Lanka with the total area of approximately 11,500 ha of water. The lagoon is 56 km long. This lagoon extends from Eravur (Batticaloa district) in the north to Kalmunai"
"Sasthamcotta Lake Sasthamcotta Lake or Sasthamkotta Lake, also categorized as a wetland, is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala, a state of India on the south of the West Coast. The lake is named after the ancient Sastha temple (a pilgrimage centre) located on its bank. It meets the drinking water needs of half million people of the Quilon district and also provides fishing resources. The purity of the lake water for drinking use is attributed to the presence of large population of larva called ""cavaborus"" that consumes bacteria in the lake water. The lake is a designated wetland"
"area of uplands and low mountains of Western Europe), and the Alpine zone of high mountains to which the Alps and the Carpathians belong. The Vistula begins in the Carpathian mountains. The run and character of the river were shaped by ice sheets flowing down from the Scandinavian peninsula. The last ice sheet entered the area of Poland about 20,000 years ago. During periods of warmer weather, the ancient Vistula, ""Pra-Wisła"", searched for the shortest way to the sea—thousands of years ago it flowed into the North Sea somewhere at the latitude of contemporary Scotland. The climate of the Vistula"
"in Mexico, which is actually the third largest lake by area in the country. The brackish water lagoon may be thus explicitly identified as a ""coastal lagoon"" (""laguna costera""). In Portuguese the same usage is found: ""lagoa"" may be a body of shallow sea water, or a small freshwater lake not linked to the sea. Lagoon is derived from the Italian ""laguna"", which refers to the waters around Venice, the Lagoon of Venice. ""Laguna"" is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized to ""lagune"" by 1673. In 1697 William Dampier referred to a ""Lagune or Lake"
"Strait of Baltiysk The Strait of Baltiysk is a strait enabling passage from the Baltic Sea into the freshwater Vistula Lagoon, located in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The constructed strait separates the Sambian Peninsula and the Vistula Spit, and is at the northeastern side of the lagoon. The strait is the shipping connection from the open sea to the important Russian ports of Baltiysk and Kaliningrad in the northeastern lagoon, as well as to the Polish ports of Elbląg, Braniewo, Tolkmicko, Frombork, Sztutowo, Krynica Morska, and Nowa Pasłęka in the southeastern lagoon. In 1497 a storm surge dug a new gat,"
"the constant accumulation of solid flow of the Vjosa River, which originates within the Pindus Mountains close to the border between Albania and Greece. The lagoon is named after the village of Nartë, which is found on the lagoon's southern shores. Within the lagoon, there are two islands located, with Zvërnec Island being the largest. A wooden footbridge connects mainland to the island, where a 13th-century monastery is located. At least 34,800 wintering birds can be count on the lagoon. Lagoon of Narta The Lagoon of Narta () is a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea on the Mediterranean Sea in"
"Gialova Lagoon Gialova Lagoon (, ) – also known as Divari, from the Latin word ""vivarium"", meaning ""fishery"" – is a brackish body of water in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, Greece, about north of Pylos. The lagoon, together with Voidokilia Bay, belongs to a unique ecosystem which constitutes a protected zone, in terms of both natural and cultural heritage. From the natural point of view, the entire area, together with Navarino Bay and the island of Sphacteria, forms part of the network Natura 2000 and has been named a Zone of Special Protection, with code GR2550008, and an Area of"
"Sacca Sessola Sacca Sessola loosely translated as ""Scoop Bag"" (also called ""Isola delle Rose"" or ""Island of Roses"" by the hotel which is located in on the island, it is not a name recognized by the Venetians, or on topographical maps) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. One of the biggest in the lagoon (16.03 ha) and also one of the youngest. It was artificially created in 1870 in Codas of Reziol, a branch of the Channel Rezzo, with materials from the construction of the Santa Marta commercial port, and has been used a fuel dump, hospital,"
"Lacul Vulturilor Lacul Vulturilor (Romanian for ""Eagles' Lake"", also known as Lacul Fără Fund, ""The Bottomless Lake"") is a periglacial lake located in the Buzău Mountains, at the Carpathian Mountains south-eastern curvature, at an altitude of 1420 m. The nearest town is Siriu. Its name derives from a legend noted by Alexandru Vlahuţă in his work ""România pitorească"". The legend tells that in spring, eagles come to the lake to teach their chicks how to fly and that by drinking the water, the eagles grew younger. The lake is also known as the Bottomless Lake, although its depth does not"
"exceed 2.5 meters. Lacul Vulturilor Lacul Vulturilor (Romanian for ""Eagles' Lake"", also known as Lacul Fără Fund, ""The Bottomless Lake"") is a periglacial lake located in the Buzău Mountains, at the Carpathian Mountains south-eastern curvature, at an altitude of 1420 m. The nearest town is Siriu. Its name derives from a legend noted by Alexandru Vlahuţă in his work ""România pitorească"". The legend tells that in spring, eagles come to the lake to teach their chicks how to fly and that by drinking the water, the eagles grew younger. The lake is also known as the Bottomless Lake, although its"
"Lake Garda Lake Garda ( or """", ; ; ) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan on the edge of the Dolomites. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west), and Trentino (north). The name Garda, which the lake has been seen referred to in documents dating to the eighth century, comes from the town of the same"
"Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons The Missolonghi-Aitoliko lagoons complex is located in the north part of the Gulf of Patras in the central west coast of Greece. It is one of the most important Mediterranean lagoons. It is a shallow area of 150 km, extended between the Acheloos and Evinos rivers. It is protected by the Ramsar Convention and it is also included in the Natura 2000 network. The largest portion is the Kentriki Limnothalassa (""central lagoon"") a shallow sea separated from the Gulf of Patras and the Ionian Sea by a chain of sand islands and is characterized as open type lagoon."
"in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; a synonymous term guba (губа) is used in Russian sources for estuaries of the Russian shores in the north. Water in a ""liman"" is brackish with a variable salinity: during periods of low fresh-water intake, it may become significantly more saline as a result of evaporation and inflow of sea water. Such features are found in places with low tidal range, for example along the western and northern coast of the Black Sea, in the Baltic Sea (Vistula Lagoon, the Curonian Lagoon), as well as along the lowest part of the"
"the Vistula region, while Ptolemy in ""Geographia"" just east of the lower Vistula along the Bay of Gdańsk. The Western Baltic Veneti's territory may have reached east all the way to Sambia. Tacitus in ""Germania"", describing (possibly the same) inhabitants of the south-eastern Baltic shores, mentioned the Aesti people, involved in collecting amber not for their own use but for long distance trade in a raw state. Jordanes in Getica speaks of the ""Aesti, who dwell on the farthest shore of the German Ocean"" (beyond the Germanic-named Vidivarii people, who occupied the mouth of the Vistula area). This ""Ocean"" he"